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Terminates the equation and displays the left end. Checksum and length.

g (acceleration due to gravity) is included as a variable so you can change it for different units (9.8 m/s2 or 32.2 ft/s2 ).

Calculate how many meters an object falls in 5 seconds, starting from rest. Since Equation mode is turned on and the desired equation is already in the display, you can start solving for D:

Keys:Display:Description:

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#_

D

#@

 

value

0 g

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value

5 g

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value

9.8 g

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/

 

)

Prompts for unknown variable.

Selects D; prompts for V.

Stores 0 in V; prompts for T.

Stores 5 in T; prompts for G.

Stores 9.8 in G; solves for D.

Try another calculation using the same equation: how long does it take an object to fall 500 meters from rest?

Keys:Display:Description:

H

/#º!-)ºº!:

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)

500 g

#@

 

)

g

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) 

g

#

 

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)

Displays the equation. Solves for T; prompts for D.

Stores 500 in D; prompts for V.

Retains 0 in V; prompts for G.

Retains 9.8 in G; solves for T.

Solving Equations 7–3